Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez, a free agent after the season, reacts after the second of his two home runs.

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San Francisco Giants congratulates Hunter Pence after he hit a solo home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Hanley Ramirez #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches the ball leave the park for a solo home run in the fourth inning against the San Francisco Giants during the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

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San Francisco Giants' Brandon Belt watches his solo home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Pitcher Matt Cain #18 of the San Francisco Giants wipes his brow after giving up a home run to Hanley Ramirez (not pictured) of the Los Angeles Dodgers (not in photo) in the fourth inning during the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers rounds third base after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning as Pablo Sandoval #48 and pitcher Matt Cain #18 of the San Francisco Giants look on during the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Matt Kemp #27 and Adrian Gonzalez #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate at home plate after Kemp hit a home run for his second home run of the game as Buster Posey #28 of the San Francisco Giants looks on in the fourth inning during the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Pitcher Matt Cain #18 of the San Francisco Giants pitches in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Buster Posey #28 of the San Francisco Giants looks on after striking out in the first inning against Zack Greinke #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers (not in photo) during the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

San Francisco Giants' Brandon Belt gets congratulations from teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher David Huff looks down after giving up a solo home run to Los Angeles Dodgers' Hanley Ramirez in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. The Dodgers won 6-2. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Los Angeles Dodgers third base coach Lorenzo Bundy, left, congratulates Matt Kemp (27) after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning, his second home run in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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San Francisco Giants third base coach Tim Flannery, right, congratulates Brandon Belt for hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez, left, congratulates Matt Kemp, center, for hitting a two-run home run, as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) looks away, in the fourth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. It was Kemp's second home run of the game. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: (L-R) Carl Crawford #3, Andre Ethier #16 and Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate at center field after defeating the San Francisco Giants 6-2 in the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Hunter Pence #8 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning against pitcher Zack Greinke (not pictured) of the Los Angeles Dodgers during the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke throws to a San Francisco Giants batter in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Hunter Pence #8 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates at the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning against pitcher Zack Greinke (not pictured) of the Los Angeles Dodgers during the MLB game at Dodger Stadium on April 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Los Angeles -- The wags, commentators and analysts have a lot of fascinating stuff to chew on before Tuesday's home opener.

The Giants had what manager Bruce Bochy called a "great trip," fueled by an offense that led the majors with 11 home runs and, joining the Marlins, shared the lead with 40 runs scored.

Brandon Belt, either everybody's whipping boy or future stud, hit four of the home runs. Hunter Pence, in his first games under a five-year, $90 million contract, started his season 0-for-20. Both went deep in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dodgers. Like their other loss, in Arizona, Matt Cain started it.

While the talk shows ruminate on the hitting, there surely will be some "here we go again" calls on Cain after he allowed three Dodgers homers, two by Matt Kemp and another by Hanley Ramirez, who added a second against David Huff in the eighth inning.

None of this means much of anything. Remember, the offense scored a lot of runs until mid-May last year, when home plate suddenly became a black hole.

Asked if the offense can maintain some semblance of the first week, Pence said, "Who knows? I'm not a fortune-teller. Anything is possible. We can do more. We can do worse. I'm sure there can be ebbs and flows. We've just got to keep grinding."

Especially when the Giants play the Dodgers, who are down two key pitchers (Clayton Kershaw and Brian Wilson), yet showed Sunday the damage they can wreak - at the plate and on the mound, where Zack Greinke and four relievers combined to strike out 16. That had not happened to San Francisco in a nine-inning game in five years.

"It's going to be a tough one every time we face them," Cain said. "If you get into certain situations to score runs, you better take advantage of it."

Kemp and Ramirez took advantage of Cain's big vulnerability. As a pitcher who no longer throws 95 mph and always lurks close to the plate, he does not have to miss by much for the ball to leave the yard.

That happened a lot at the start of 2013. Before the All-Star break, he allowed one homer per 27 plate appearances. In a much better second half, the homers dropped to one per 42.

In fact, Cain surrendered three homers in a game three times in his first nine starts of 2013, then did not do so in his final 21.

"I don't want to nibble and go away from the strike zone," Cain said. "I want to attack guys. Obviously I want to keep the ball in the park. I'm the kind of guy who can elevate the ball. When you elevate to certain guys, they can hit the ball out. I've got to make some adjustments."

Bochy tried to nip all Cain homer questions in the bud, mainly to ensure his pitcher does not start to think about them.

Bochy was more than happy to discuss his hitters after they scored once over 18 innings in the Bay Bridge exhibitions.

"To be honest, I was a little surprised we came out swinging as well as we did," he said. "The bell rang, they answered it and came out swinging. That's what you hope will happen."

Bochy was thrilled with the 5-2 trip. The Giants did not have a winning multicity trip in 2013 until late September when they went 6-4 against the Dodgers, Mets and Yankees in garbage time.